Hi Noelle, Nice to meet you; welcome to our humble group. My name is Wendy. I am sorry to hear that you have lost your beloved Cleo. Most of us here have lost our loved ones to FeLV as well, and many of us stay, including me, even though we don't have anymore FeLV+ kitties because of the wonderful support and information we got here while tending to our furkids, and want to help others as we were helped. I lost my Cricket in November; he also received the FeLV in utero from his mom. This list was a God-send for me.
FeLV is not an immediate death sentence, and many kitties here live happy, healthy lives until the virus kicks in. I believe Bailey here is our poster child, and although is having trouble at the moment, he is I believe 16 years old, if not older. Whatever you do, don't allow the vet to talk you into euthanizing her. If they try to, you will be better off finding a vet who supports caring for FeLV kitties. The main thing in caring preventatively for FeLV kitties is to keep their immune system boosted and keep them stress-free. I am going to send you directly an email with an attachment (we can't send attachments through the group). The attachment is a manual that was put together from posts from all the wonderful members here. There is a lot of great info. in it. Please keep us posted on what your vet says, and if you need anything, just ask. Sorry I didn't get to you yesterday, but things were really hectic at work! :) Wendy Dallas, Tx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
